Spur-of-the-Moment Super Stalkers

Someone in our family called the other day to see if his father and mother would just jump in the car and meet him and his wife in Las Vegas. I laughed and said, No way!" Glen laughed and said, "Sure!" A few days later, we were in the car and on our way.



I figured there would be no better place to stop for a break along the way than a certain hotel in Cedar City where our daughter works. She didn't know we were coming and I wanted to get her reaction to our sudden appearance. I expected maybe "MOM!!! So good to see you!!" or something like that. Instead, she greeted me with...



Although Sarah was hard at work...


she stopped for a minute to take a photo with us before we had to leave to continue on with our journey.


Glen and I were able to eat a delicious buffet dinner at Planet Hollywood before Abe, Klarissa and her grandmother arrived from San Francisco.


Abe got us to Vegas under the guise of going to see the fabulous Cirque Du Soleil show "O".


I'll give it to him that it was an absolutely fascinating show. We loved it and were amazed at all the stuff they did in and above the water and how the platforms under the water would raise and lower. It was pretty great and worth the long drive just to see that.

BUT...there were other things going on that weekend, like Jen and Jordan's wedding reception #2. Yes--I think we have now gone beyond wedding crashers and have become wedding stalkers!! Jen and Jordan were really great sports about it. They "seemed" happy to see us when we showed up for breakfast at the Bellagio the next morning.



I just had to get some of the Singapore noodles when I saw them on the buffet in honor of Benjamin who will soon be eating that kind of food. Here's to you, Ben...


After our breakfast/brunch, we went to the Las Vegas Temple.



Since it was such a hot day in Vegas (100 degrees) we were anxious to get back to the Bellagio and eat a cool gelato treat.



Soon we were off to find the gorgeous home where the outdoor reception was being held.



Jen got busy primping and then Klarissa and I helped get her dress all cinched up so she would be ready to greet the guests.



Here's Glen keeping himself entertained while we were busy.


Soon people started to arrive and the party began.








So sad we had to eat and run, but we had a long car ride ahead of us. We arrived home at 2:15 a.m., which turned our long night of driving into a short night of sleeping!

It was a fun trip (thanks for encouraging us to go, Abe) and we only wish we could go to Florida this weekend so we could attend Jen and Jordan's wedding reception #3. But, I think they are safe because the wedding crashing/stalking has ended. We have other plans. Too bad, because the Jackson/Olsens sure know how to throw some wonderful parties!!!